CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: COLLEGE BASKETBALL ruled Saturday cable, with ESPN games taking 4 of the top 6 slots at 0.61/0.48/0.47/0.46 (plus a COLLEGE GAMEDAY report at 0.51). Adult Swim’s late-night animated line-up was high-ranking but down: DRAGON BALL Z by 0.13 to 0.61/1.35M, AKAME GA KILL by 0.09 to 0.50, PARASYTE by a tenth to 0.43, SAMURAI CHAMPLOO by 0.07 to 0.39/837K, NARUTO by 0.06 to 0.38/797K, ONE PIECE by 0.11 to 0.33/705K, and KILL LA KILL by 0.06 to 0.29/656K. Spike’s COPS was up 0.02 to 0.42. Primetime news network coverage of the SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY had CNN at 0.42 and Fox News at 0.39, although Fox was far higher in (older) total viewers. Fox Sports 1’s NASCAR race was at 0.37. Discovery’s MYTHBUSTERS fell 0.03 to 0.32. HGTV’s LOG CABIN LIVING was at 0.33. The Food Network morning line-up had TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN down 0.04 to 0.27 and KITCHEN AT FN down 0.06 to 0.26. TLC’s SEX SENT ME TO THE ER dropped 0.04 to 0.23. Starz’s BLACK SAILS held at 0.21. Esquire’s BEOWULF gained 0.01 to 0.04/189K.

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday February 20, 2016

P18-49

P2+

Rank

Program

Net

Start

Mins

Rating

(000s)

1

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: KENTUCKY/TEXAS A&M

ESPN

6:30 PM

148

0.61

1,995

2

COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL L

ESPN

6:06 PM

24

0.51

1,280

3

AKAME GA KILL

ADULT SWIM

12:30 AM

30

0.50

1,110

4

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: OKLAHOMA/WEST VIRGINIA

ESPN

4:06 PM

120

0.48

1,402

5

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: DUKE/LOUISVILLE

ESPN

12:00 PM

129

0.47

1,559

6

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L

ESPN

8:58 PM

96

0.46

1,408

7

MAGIC MIKE XXL

HBO PRIME

9:00 PM

115

0.45

1,080

8

PARASYTE- THE MAXIM

ADULT SWIM

1:00 AM

30

0.43

905

9

COPS (O)

SPIKE TV

8:00 PM

30

0.42

1,307

10

AMERICAS CHOICE 2016

CNN

9:00 PM

60

0.42

2,000

11

AEHQ: SC PRIMARY

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

9:00 PM

60

0.39

3,522

12

HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION

HOME AND GARDEN TV

10:00 PM

60

0.37

1,545

13

NASCAR XFINITY SERIES L: DAYTONA

FOX SPORTS 1

3:30 PM

141

0.37

2,120

14

AEHQ: SC PRIMARY

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

8:00 PM

60

0.37

3,433

15

MOVIE- CO PRO PREM: PREGNANT AT 17

LIFETIME TELEVISION

8:00 PM

122

0.37

1,204

16

AMERICAS CHOICE 2016

CNN

8:00 PM

60

0.36

1,973

17

SPORTSCENTER LATE L

ESPN

10:34 PM

86

0.34

733

18

AMERICAS CHOICE 2016

CNN

10:00 PM

60

0.33

1,551

19

LOG CABIN LIVING

HOME AND GARDEN TV

11:00 PM

30

0.33

1,367

20

POWER RANGERS DINO SUPER

NICKELODEON

12:00 PM

30

0.33

1,191

21

MYTHBUSTERS

DISCOVERY CHANNEL

8:00 PM

61

0.32

958

22

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L

ESPN

2:09 PM

117

0.32

938

23

SPORTSCENTER 12AM L

ESPN

12:00 AM

60

0.29

611

24

GHOST ADVENTURES

TRAVEL CHANNEL

9:00 PM

60

0.29

713

25

AEHQ: SC PRIMARY

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

7:00 PM

60

0.29

2,930

26

AMERICAS CHOICE 2016

CNN

7:00 PM

60

0.28

1,702

27

HANNITY

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

10:00 PM

60

0.28

2,418

28

AMC PREMIERE EVENT: 3:10 TO YUMA

AMC

8:00 PM

150

0.27

1,517

29

SPORTSCENTER 1AM L

ESPN

1:00 AM

60

0.27

548

30

NICKY, RICKY, DICKY &DAWN

NICKELODEON

8:30 PM

30

0.27

1,669

31

GAME SHAKERS

NICKELODEON

8:00 PM

30

0.27

1,684

32

POKEMON THE SERIES XYZ

THE CARTOON NETWORK

7:00 AM

30

0.27

763

33

TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN

FOOD NETWORK

10:30 AM

30

0.27

1,272

34

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A

ESPN

9:00 AM

120

0.26

557

35

KITCHEN AT FN, THE

FOOD NETWORK

11:00 AM

60

0.26

1,178

36

TRANSFORMERS:ROBOTS/DISGU

THE CARTOON NETWORK

6:30 AM

30

0.26

659

37

LIGA MX SAT: AMERICA / CRUZ AZUL

UNIVISION DEPORTES

5:55 PM

129

0.25

540

38

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L

ESPN

8:00 AM

60

0.25

503

39

TOM & JERRY SHOW

THE CARTOON NETWORK

9:00 AM

30

0.25

1,113

40

COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL L

ESPN

11:00 AM

60

0.25

608

41

AMERICAS CHOICE 2016

CNN

5:00 PM

60

0.24

1,270

42

FOX SPORTS LIVE L

FOX SPORTS 1

5:51 PM

39

0.24

1,265

43

LIGA MX L

UNIVISION DEPORTES

10:03 PM

117

0.23

517

44

SEX SENT ME TO THE ER

TLC

10:00 PM

60

0.23

890

45

AMERICAS CHOICE 2016

CNN

11:00 PM

60

0.23

1,061

46

BE COOL SCOOBY

THE CARTOON NETWORK

10:30 AM

30

0.22

971

47

MAGIC MIKE

HBO PRIME

7:05 PM

110

0.22

562

48

100 THINGS TO DO

NICKELODEON

9:00 PM

30

0.22

1,363

49

BUNNICULA

THE CARTOON NETWORK

9:30 AM

30

0.22

1,046

50

BLACK SAILS 3

STARZ PRIMARY

9:02 PM

55

0.21

679

51

SERIAL THRILLER

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

10:00 PM

60

0.21

860

52

SERIAL THRILLER

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

8:00 PM

60

0.21

875

53

TELESCOPE

DISCOVERY CHANNEL

9:01 PM

61

0.21

901

54

PITBULLS AND PAROLEES

ANIMAL PLANET

10:00 PM

60

0.21

911

55

WABBIT

THE CARTOON NETWORK

10:00 AM

30

0.21

903

56

AMERICAS CHOICE 2016

CNN

6:00 PM

60

0.20

1,188

57

JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

11:00 PM

60

0.20

1,480

58

SPORTSCENTER MORNING

ESPN

2:00 AM

60

0.20

409

59

WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS

HBO PRIME

5:20 PM

99

0.19

424

60

YANKEE JUNGLE

ANIMAL PLANET

9:00 PM

60

0.19

742

61

SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

6:00 PM

60

0.19

2,115

62

AMERICAS CHOICE 2016

CNN

4:00 PM

60

0.19

1,001

63

INCREDIBLE DR POL

NAT GEO WILD

9:00 PM

60

0.18

967

64

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: KANSAS/KANSAS STATE

ESPN2

6:04 PM

128

0.18

672

65

SERIAL THRILLER

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

9:00 PM

60

0.18

768

66

BUBBLE GUPPIES

NICK JR

11:00 AM

30

0.18

792

67

AMERICAS CHOICE 2016

CNN

3:00 PM

60

0.18

861

68

AMERICAS CHOICE 2016

CNN

12:00 AM

60

0.18

790

69

NASCAR RACEDAY: XFINITY L

FOX SPORTS 1

3:00 PM

30

0.17

1,090

70

LIGA MX L

UNIVISION DEPORTES

8:04 PM

119

0.17

384

71

BLENDED

HBO PRIME

12:05 PM

117

0.17

355

72

NBA REGULAR SEASON REPEAT: GOLDEN STATE/LA CLIPPERS

ESPN

3:00 AM

120

0.17

350

73

AMERICAS CHOICE 2016

CNN

1:00 AM

60

0.16

682

74

MAGIC MIKE XXL

HBO PRIME

1:00 AM

115

0.16

325

75

COST OF FREEDOM, THE

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

10:00 AM

60

0.16

1,721

76

WALLYKAZAM!

NICK JR

11:30 AM

30

0.15

729

77

NASCAR SPRINT CUP FIN P L: DAYTONA

FOX SPORTS 1

12:00 PM

120

0.15

879

78

SPIKE TV MOVIE: TOMBSTONE

SPIKE TV

1:00 PM

180

0.15

522

79

AMERICAN SNIPER: AMERICAN SNIPER

HBO PRIME

3:30 AM

133

0.15

325

80

PAID PROGRAM

USA NETWORK

7:00 AM

30

0.14

304

81

FORENSIC FILES

HLN

9:30 PM

30

0.14

482

82

MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCR L: ARLINGTON

FOX SPORTS 1

8:00 PM

180

0.14

342

83

OUTRAGEOUS ACTS OF SCIENC

SCIENCE

9:01 PM

60

0.14

436

84

FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

9:00 AM

60

0.14

1,574

85

DOGS 101: NEW TRICKS

ANIMAL PLANET

8:00 PM

30

0.14

544

86

DR. POL: DEJA MOO!

NAT GEO WILD

10:00 PM

60

0.14

635

87

PLACE FOR POLITICS: SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY

MSNBC

8:00 PM

120

0.13

1,109

88

AMERICAS CHOICE 2016

CNN

2:00 PM

60

0.13

805

89

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L

ESPN2

11:00 AM

60

0.13

269

90

ITS NOT YOU, ITS MEN

OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK

9:00 PM

60

0.13

402

91

FIVE, THE

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

5:00 PM

60

0.13

1,920

92

NASCAR RACE HUB WKND ED L

FOX SPORTS 1

2:00 PM

60

0.13

901

93

NASCAR RACE HUB WKND ED L

FOX SPORTS 1

11:47 AM

13

0.12

648

94

HBO FIRST LOOK

HBO PRIME

5:45 AM

13

0.12

218

95

JUSTICE SCALIA COVERAGE

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

11:00 AM

60

0.12

1,551

96

DOGS 101: NEW TRICKS

ANIMAL PLANET

8:30 PM

30

0.12

519

97

WEEKEND EXPRESS

HLN

7:00 AM

60

0.12

392

98

FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

8:00 AM

60

0.11

1,365

99

BLADES OF GLORY

HBO PRIME

2:05 PM

93

0.11

230

100

WEEKEND EXPRESS

HLN

8:00 AM

60

0.11

357

101

DORA AND FRIENDS

NICK JR

12:00 PM

60

0.11

598

102

TRANSPORTER, THE

MAXPRIME

10:00 PM

92

0.11

290

103

FORENSIC FILES

HLN

9:00 PM

30

0.11

406

104

AMSOIL ARENACROSS

FOX SPORTS 1

6:30 PM

60

0.11

344

105

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: PITTSBURGH/SYRACUSE

ESPN2

2:04 PM

121

0.11

395

106

PLACE FOR POLITICS: SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY

MSNBC

6:00 PM

120

0.11

947

107

COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE L

ESPN2

12:04 AM

30

0.11

278

108

PAID PROGRAM

USA NETWORK

7:30 AM

30

0.11

214

109

AMERICAS NEWSROOM

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

3:00 PM

60

0.11

1,382

110

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L

ESPN2

10:10 PM

114

0.10

345

111

FA CUP RD 5 L: ARSENAL/HULL CITY

FOX SPORTS 1

7:30 AM

150

0.10

228

112

E! NEWS

E!

10:00 AM

60

0.10

216

113

AMERICAS NEWSROOM

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

4:00 PM

60

0.10

1,470

114

LUCY

MAXPRIME

8:30 PM

89

0.10

294

115

SMERCONISH

CNN

9:00 AM

60

0.10

716

116

JUSTICE SCALIA COVERAGE

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

12:00 PM

69

0.10

1,570

117

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L

ESPN2

8:12 PM

118

0.10

363

118

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

1:00 PM

60

0.10

858

119

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L

ESPN2

4:05 PM

119

0.10

395

120

FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

7:00 AM

60

0.09

1,034

121

WEEKEND EXPRESS

HLN

9:00 AM

60

0.09

364

122

NBA TONIGHT L

ESPN2

12:34 AM

30

0.09

216

123

FORENSIC FILES

HLN

8:00 PM

30

0.09

384

124

OUTNUMBERED

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

2:00 PM

60

0.09

1,234

125

PAID PROGRAM

USA NETWORK

8:00 AM

30

0.09

177

126

MONSTER ENERGY PRERACE L

FOX SPORTS 1

7:30 PM

30

0.09

241

127

7D

DISNEY XD

9:30 AM

30

0.08

407

128

NASCAR XFINITY QUALIFY L

FOX SPORTS 1

10:00 AM

107

0.08

487

129

HAPPENING NOW

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

1:09 PM

51

0.08

1,329

130

MOUNTAIN MONSTERS

DESTINATION AMERICA

10:00 PM

60

0.08

344

131

ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY

ESPN2

7:00 AM

60

0.08

177

132

AUTOPSY (ORIGINAL)

REELZCHANNEL

9:00 PM

60

0.08

285

133

NEW DAY SATURDAY

CNN

6:00 AM

60

0.08

442

134

SPORTSCENTER MORNING

ESPN2

3:04 AM

56

0.08

167

135

NEW DAY SATURDAY

CNN

7:00 AM

60

0.08

524

136

FORENSIC FILES

HLN

8:30 PM

30

0.08

387

137

FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

6:00 AM

60

0.08

660

138

WEEKEND EXPRESS

HLN

10:00 AM

60

0.08

341

139

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

11:00 AM

60

0.08

869

140

ZOMBIE HOUSE FLIPPING

FYI

10:00 PM

61

0.08

224

141

PAID PROGRAM

USA NETWORK

8:30 AM

30

0.07

142

142

ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY

ESPN2

5:00 AM

60

0.07

137

143

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

12:00 PM

60

0.07

926

144

ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 FOR 30: REQUIEM FOR THE BIG EAST

ESPN2

1:04 AM

120

0.07

179

145

NEW DAY SATURDAY

CNN

8:00 AM

60

0.07

528

146

TINY HOUSE HUNTING

FYI

9:30 PM

30

0.07

237

147

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

10:00 AM

60

0.07

636

148

COLLISION COURSE

REELZCHANNEL

10:00 PM

60

0.07

302

149

PLACE FOR POLITICS: NEVADA CAUCUS

MSNBC

2:00 PM

240

0.07

605

150

LA LIGA BBVA MARQUEE-L: LAS PALMAS VS. BARCELONA

BEIN SPORT

9:55 AM

125

0.07

176

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MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.